- Wednesday, February 26, 2025
LONDON-BASED author Chetna Maroo’s debut novel Western Lane has been shortlisted for the 2023 Booker Prize. Kenya-born Maroo’s novel set within the context of the British Gujarati milieu has been praised by the Booker judges for its use of the sport of squash as a metaphor for complex human emotions. It revolves…
After the killing of Sikh separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, intelligence was shared by the US with Canada, The New York Times has reported. However, according to NYT, Ottawa’s interception of communications provided more conclusive evidence, leading Canada to accuse India of masterminding the plot. The report came on Saturday (23)…
A violent robber, posing as a delivery driver, led an armed gang to raid a family home in Walsall, West Midlands, and held a gun to an 11-year-old boy’s head while attempting to steal a Mercedes and a Range Rover from the driveway,reported the MailOnline. The ordeal unfolded on last Wednesday…
INDIA’S top investigation agency has confiscated the properties of a prominent Sikh separatist and close ally of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, whose killing has sparked a diplomatic row between India and Canada. Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, a lawyer believed to be based in Canada, was designated as a terrorist by Indian authorities…
Former prime minister and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president Shehbaz Sharif reaffirmed that there have been no alterations in party supremo Nawaz Sharif’s intention to return to Pakistan next month. Shehbaz Sharif said that his elder brother is scheduled to present an ‘agenda of progress’ on October 21, the media…
POVERTY in Pakistan shot up to 39.4 per cent as of last fiscal year, with 12.5 million more people falling into the trap due to poor economic conditions, the World Bank has said. It urged the cash-strapped country to take urgent steps to achieve financial stability. The Washington-based lender on…
A recent report by WHO reveals that approximately 4 out of every 5 individuals with hypertension receive inadequate treatment. The report on the dire consequences of hypertension suggests that if countries scaled up treatment coverage, approximately 76 million hypertension-related deaths could be prevented between now and 2050. The improved coverage…
SHREYAS Iyer and Shubman Gill hit attacking centuries to help India thrash Australia by 99 runs in a rain-hit one-day international on Sunday (24) to clinch the series 2-0. Iyer (105) and Gill (104) put on a dominant second-wicket stand of 200 to lay the foundations for India’s 399-5 after…
Popular singer-songwriter Guru Randhawa has signed with the US-based Creative Artists Agency (CAA) for international representation. The singer, who started his career as an independent musician in the early 2000s, is known for his Punjabi and Bollywood chartbuster songs such as “Same Girl”, “Patola” and “Lahore”. “More than anything, I’m…
He came, he saw, he joked. Smiles and laughter filled the jam-packed auditorium of JLN stadium as celebrated stand-up artist Trevor Noah kickstarted the Indian leg of his ‘Off The Record’ tour in New Delhi. Performing his debut gig in India, Noah, who grew up in South Africa watching Bollywood…
